Community drive to unite and help local merchants
An exhortation urges neighbors to join a civic crusade promoting home commerce and unity. It praises local investment for dividends, warns against naysayers, and calls readers to act now to advance town progress. Also included is a political note quoting Sen Tillman attacking Governor Blease and defending his own rhetoric on the constitution and lynching.
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Aunck
South Carolina
United States
John L. McLaurin
Senator Tillman
Blease
Tillmanism
Tillman
Chicago
The House That You Built and the Mail Order Question
A Boomerang advertisement from a Chicago mail order house is cited to show how buying distant goods drains local economies. The piece argues home merchants strengthen communities by keeping dollars at home, while noting tax and employment implications of supporting distant firms. The column cites national issues and historical references to illustrate broader economic tensions.
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Chicago
Unanimity for Underwood in Alabama Convention
Captain Samuel Blackwell lauds Underwood and Democratic unity in Alabama, praising his campaign leadership and the removal of factionalism. The piece notes Alabama’s support from leading prohibitionists, and details the convention's impact on national politics and the Panama Canal trade outlook for Western growth.
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Samuel Blackwell
Morgan County
Underwood
Denson
Opelika
J. Kelly Dixon
Talladega
Sena
Blackwell
Alabamia
United States Senate
Forney Johnston
Johnston
Thomas M. Stevens
Mobile
M. V. Joseph
Birmingham
Ray Rushton
Montgomery
N. D. Denson
Tiladega
J. D. Norman
Lanett
Henry A. Jones
Tuscaloosa
W. T. Murphee
Gadsden
C. W. Ashcraft
Florence
United States
Alabama
What Mrs Pankhurst Believes in Chicago Lecture
Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst faced tough audience questions in Chicago. She answered yes to most queries about using coercive acts to advance a cause, and no to the idea that evil could be used to achieve good. Her remarks were reported as eager and anxious.
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Emmeline Pankhurst
Chicago
England
Emily Davidson
Costa Rica Faces Bryan Plan Over Nicaraguan Canal
Washington reports Costa Rica opposes Secretary Bryan's Nicaragua policy as a protectorate, seeing it as a threat to autonomy. Public uproar in San Jose and widespread pamphleteering shape a tense Central American response while U S and European interests weigh potential shifts under Wilson administration policies.
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Costa Rica
United States
Little Republic
Bryan
Knox
Nicaragua
San Juan
San Jose
Mr. Bryan
Central America
Wilson
Taft
South America
United States Senate
Honduras
Halting the Pankhurst Hat in Indiana Meeting
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports Mrs. Pankhurst faced rejection in Indianapolis as the Woman's Franchise League canceled her address after she asked to collect funds beyond the agreed fee. Pankhurst previously drew strong attention in New York but met a frosty reception.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Wilson Fortifies Policy on Mexico Amid Criticism
The Richmond Virginian argues President Wilson has pursued the only viable course toward Mexico, avoiding intervention and avoiding force on Mexican soil or waters. It asserts U S action would be extreme only if justified by obligations and would have broad support if intervention becomes necessary.
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Wilson
Mexico
United States
Mobile
Richmond
Hobson's Opportunity in Alabama Senate Race
The Merrimac hero would likely retreat from the campaign if he shared the majority view of Alabama voters. Any man challenging Underwood for the United States senate would face a monumental error at this time.
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Aleete
Birmingham
Jefferson County
Alabama
United States of America
Anniston
Underwood
United States
The Tale of the Golden Hand in Constantinople
A narrator recalls a frame house in Constantinople marked by a gilt marble hand. Mehemet Ali, helped by a mysterious benefactor, rises from poverty to become a trusted scribe for the Sultan. In tragedy, Mehemet executes his traitorous father to save the ruler, loses his own hand, and earns mercy.
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Constantinople
Mehemet
Allah
Mehemet Ali
Palea
Palace of the Seven Towers
Ensley Delegation Protests Street Name Revision
A delegation from Ensley led by M H Mc Dowell and C C Burke protested before Commissioner Weatherly on Thursday morning. They argued the proposed street name and number revision would erase Ensley identity by flipping avenues to streets and vice versa, linking Ensley avenues to Birmingham and altering local continuity.
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Ensley
M. H. McDowell
C. C. Burke
W. R. Stewart
Weatherly
Birmingham
Ensley Enterprise
Rockefeller Hopkins and Payne Cornell Medical Endowments
The Norfolk Virginian Pilot notes two major gifts to medical education. The Rockefeller endowment to Johns Hopkins and the Payne endowment to Cornell University medical school broaden opportunities and promise wise, profitable use of funds for advancing medical science.
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Rockefeller
Johns Hopkins
Payne
Cornell University Medical School
Norfolk
Virginian-Pilot
English Egotism and Poet Deportation Debated in England
A snippet notes English literary decline with mention of Har Kemp the American tramp poet jailed for stowing away on a crossing. It cites Home Secretary considering deporting the verse writer after imprisonment. The piece mocks English poets and contrasts with U S views while touching on shoplifting losses and Missouri housing counts.
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England
Har- Kemp
Atlantic
Home Secretary
Reading three Chicago addresses on US industrial growth
A New York observer links James J. Hill Judge E H Gary and Frank A. Vanderlip, urging readers to study their Chicago talks on American wealth. Gary cites per capita wealth and national resources, arguing cooperation among capital labor and the public can unleash vast opportunities and industrial peace.
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New York
James J. Hi
Chicago
Investment Bankers Association
Commerce
Finance
Hill
E. H. Gary
Frank A. Vanderlip
United States
Judge Gary
Paige Seer
Theodore N. Vail
Mr. Vail
James Stillman
J. P. Morgan
Gary
American Iron and Steel Institute
England
France
Germany
Great Britain
Institute
Amended Doctrine and Florida Politics Mark Nineteenth Century Debates
The column traces the Monroe Doctrine from its origins to Wilson and Roosevelt, noting England’s assent and U S reactions to European influence in the Americas. It cites Nicaragua demonstrations under Taft and new limits on European financial concessions under Wilson, then notes Tampa’s leadership at a mobile Florida convention and a critique of public school spending and fads seeking quality over quantity.
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United States
England
Venezuela
Cleveland
American
Roosevelt
Knox
Taft
Nicaragua
Wilson
Florida
Tampa
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